Front office
Tradeweb adds ‘in-flight’ controls for European credit to AiEX
Users of the trading tool can now isolate and manage trade exceptions in real time.
This Week: S&P Global Market Intelligence, SimCorp, SS&C, Six, and more
A summary of some of the past week's financial technology news.
IHS Markit plans ‘low-code, no-code’ configuration for EDM platform
The vendor is working on a drag-and-drop feature as part of a wider shift towards a low-code or no-code configuration environment.
Investment bank wraps up major tech overhaul after Covid-19 setback
Stifel Europe weathered 2020 volatility and switched vendors in looking to simplify its middle- and back-office functions and increase tech investment.
A blockchain believer: Broadridge looks to expand its DLT influence
The market infrastructure provider has rolled out its blockchain-based repo transaction platform with plans to further build on the emerging technology.
This Week: Symphony, Digital Asset/Nasdaq, State Street, Finos & more
A summary of some of the past week's financial technology news.
This Week: SimCorp/JP Morgan; SGX/TNS; Barclays/MarketAxess and more
A summary of some of the past week's financial technology news.
People Moves: BNY Mellon, State Street, Citadel Securities and more
A look at some of the key people moves from this week, including Laide Majiyagbe (pictured), who has been appointed head of financing and liquidity at BNY Mellon Markets.
Financial institutions battle cyber threat info overload
Cyber threat intelligence is crucial for the defense of an organization’s network, but financial firms have to figure out how to make sense of all the data first.
Bridging the gap: Broadridge looks front-to-back with acquisition of Itiviti
The deal signals a transformative move for Broadridge into the front-office space to help clients simplify their front-to-back technology stack. But some industry observers are skeptical about how it will achieve this.
People Moves: State Street, Northern Trust, JonesTrading, LiquidityBook & More
A look at some of the key “people moves” from this week, including Vincent Georgel-O’Reilly (pictured), who's been appointed Emea head of alternatives at State Street.
The embrace of buy-side interoperability: State Street, SimCorp team up
The partnership between the two major players in the buy-side technology space reflects the shift in how rivals do business.
State Street’s Milek on the Front-Office Data Challenge
Marko Milek says the trend of outsourcing data management is becoming more mainstream.
Natural Language Generation: Great Promise, Significant Barriers
Sell-side firms and data providers are increasingly experimenting with natural-language generation to create new forms of automatically curated reports, emails and alerts, but the technique comes with significant challenges.
This Week: RepRisk/JP Morgan; TP Icap; Moody’s/MioTech; FTSE Russell; SimCorp & More
A summary of some of the past week’s financial technology news.
People Moves: Northern Trust, Solve Advisors, Alerian, Bedford Row Capital, Aite Group, Gresham Technologies
A look at some of the key "people moves" from this week, including Jane Western (pictured) who has been appointed chief operating officer (COO) at Northern Trust.
Northern Trust to Add Options and Derivatives Outsourced Trading Capabilities
The custodian bank will receive and transmit European listed options and derivatives orders from buy-side clients.
Wavelength Podcast Ep. 202: Northern Trust’s Pete Cherecwich, Part 2
Pete Cherecwich, president of asset servicing at Northern Trust, is back on the podcast to discuss outsourced trading.
BoE's Post-Trade Reform Efforts Will Need Full Industry Cooperation
The central bank's report on the future of post trade will face the same competitive interests that have hindered previous attempts at eliminating inefficiencies and bringing automation to the back office.
Pandemic Fuels New Wave of Surveillance Tech
Firms are investing in new solutions for monitoring the front office in lockdown conditions, but the latest technologies raise concerns about privacy and intrusion.
MSCI Uses NLP to Measure Company Innovation
The global market index firm is quantifying innovative investments and mapping them to a company’s performance.
Start-Up Brings Video Game Design to Repo Trading, Regulatory Reporting
Hudson Fintech is leveraging the entity component system architecture as it looks to bring in sell-side firms and raise seed funding.